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WakeMed Health & Hospitals Honored with Performance Excellence Awards

September 10, 2014

System receives three awards for achievements in supply chain and cost management

RALEIGH, N.C. (September 10, 2014) – WakeMed Health & Hospitals has been recognized for achieving excellence in clinical quality and supply chain performance by VHA Inc., a national network of not-for-profit health systems.
WakeMed, a member of the VHA Central Atlantic region, received three performance awards for improved outcomes in 2013 based on selected clinical quality, patient safety and supply chain measures.

- WakeMed Raleigh Campus was honored with a Supply Networks Performance Award for its collaboration and commitment to excellence in supply networks and for participation in the Central Atlantic Health Network (CAHN), a multi-hospital partnership aimed at reducing operational and supply costs. Supply costs represent the second highest expense for hospitals, next to labor.

-WakeMed Raleigh Campus was also recognized with a Pharmacy Solutions Performance Award for its contributions as a member of the VHA Central Atlantic Pharmacy Program (CAPP), a network of eight not-for-profit hospitals with a collective goal to create significant sourcing and drug utilization savings. In just one month – from November 2013 to December 2013 – the CAPP program achieved a savings of $1.52 million.

-WakeMed Cary Hospital received the Supply Chain Performance Improvement – Supply Chain Metric Performance Award. The hospital was recognized for implementing projects and initiatives over the course of 2013 that enhanced efficiency and effectiveness of its supply chain and management processes.

“In an increasingly demanding environment, WakeMed continues to further process improvements that manage costs while upholding – and improving – clinical quality, outcomes and patient safety,” said Tom Gettinger, executive vice president and Chief Operating Officer of WakeMed Health & Hospitals. “These awards reflect WakeMed’s commitment to improving purchasing processes. WakeMed will continue to further improve this process for the benefit of our patients, physicians, staff, and the organization.”
VHA Central Atlantic – one of 12 regions within VHA, Inc. – serves health systems in Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, eastern Tennessee Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia. VHA’s national network of not-for-profit health care organizations work together to drive maximum savings in the supply chain arena, set new levels of clinical performance and identify and implement best practices to improve operational efficiency and clinical outcomes.

About WakeMed Health & Hospitals
Serving the community since 1961, WakeMed Health & Hospitals is a nationally recognized, private, not-for-profit health care organization founded and based in Raleigh, N.C. The largest health system in Wake County, WakeMed exists to improve the health and well-being of our community by providing outstanding, compassionate, patient- and family-centered care to all. The 884-bed system comprises a network of facilities throughout the Triangle area, delivering health and wellness services that bring added value to the communities we serve. WakeMed is a leader in cardiac and vascular care, women’s and children’s services, emergency medicine and trauma care, physical rehabilitation, orthopaedics and neurosciences. Specialty facilities include the WakeMed Heart Center, Children’s Hospital, Women’s Pavilion and Birthplace, Rehabilitation Hospital, Adult and Children’s Emergency Departments and a Level 1 Trauma Center. WakeMed’s team of more than 8,200 employees, 1,500 volunteers, 1,200 affiliated physicians, and the more than 255 physicians employed by WakeMed Physician Practices use the most advanced technologies along with the best minds and the biggest hearts to ensure the finest quality in health care and community health. For more information, visit www.wakemed.org.

About VHA
VHA Inc. is a national network of not-for-profit health care organizations working together to improve performance and efficiency in clinical, financial and operational management. Since 1977, when VHA established the first hospital membership organization, the company has applied its knowledge in analytics, contracting, consulting and network development to help members and customers achieve their strategic objectives. In 2012, VHA delivered $1.9 billion in savings and additional value to members. Serving 5,100 health system members and affiliates, VHA represents more than a quarter of the nation’s hospitals. VHA also serves more than 118,000 non-acute health care customers enterprise-wide. VHA is based in Irving, Texas, and has 12 regional offices across the U.S. VHA, together with UHC, owns Novation, a supply chain company, and its subsidiary aptitudeTM, the health care industry’s first online direct market for contracting. VHA also owns Provista, a supply chain company serving the non-acute market as well as hospitality, education, corporate and government markets. For more information, visit www.vha.com and follow us on Twitter (@VHAInc).